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Ghosts In The Burbs

Liz Sower·168 episodes

ArtsPerformingFictionDramaSocietyCultureSolo narratorCozy horrorSerialized arcsSuburban ghosts25-45 minIrregular

A cozy collection of (fictional?) stories. Here you’ll find a lot of ghosts, a handful of demons, some monsters and an increasing amount of mysteries. Zero ads. Learn more at www.ghostsintheburbs.com

Why listen

Ghosts In The Burbs is Liz Sower's cozy suburban horror fiction, told like neighborhood gossip that keeps getting darker. Episodes mix haunted houses, demons, monsters, strange PTA-adjacent mysteries, and dry New England humor, making it a strong fit for listeners who like spooky stories with warmth, wit, and an ongoing fictional world.

Series(6)

Episodes

36 min
Mar 27, 2026Episode 166
i was lonely

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28 min
Feb 13, 2026Episode 165
PREVIEW - Fatal Fall Fest - Part I

COMING SOON-ISH... A cozy mystery. Visit Ghosts in the Burbs on Instagram for updates.

1 min
Feb 6, 2026Episode 164
Coming Soon - Fatal Fall Fest - A Cozy Mystery

If you listened to my novel The Cul de Sac you know that twenty minutes west of Boston (give or take) sits a quiet, secluded little place called Woodland Hills. The town exudes quintessential New England charm, pretty neighborhoods, classic New England architecture, and a handful of local businesses on a charming main street. Yes, it does contain a demonically infested cul de sac - but really, the rest of the town is quite normal. Its residents are typical New Englanders, hardy, preppy, and true to their regional reputation, they are kind, but they are not nice. It is a quiet town. A cozy town. A town where families live and work and go to school. So, next week, on Friday, February 13th - join me and the Woodland Hills West PTA for a cozy mystery right here on the Ghosts in the Burbs podcast feed. As always, Instagram is the best place to get updates on the podcast - go take a peek - you’ll find that the WHW PTA has already taken over my account. See you back here next Friday - go Rams!

31 min
Nov 11, 2025Episode 163
thea | part five

the conclusion to this cozy monster story

29 min
Oct 31, 2025Episode 162
thea | part four

a cozy monster story (I can't believe I forgot to say 'happy halloween' in this recording! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!)

23 min
Oct 20, 2025Episode 161
thea | part three

a cozy monster story

23 min
Oct 11, 2025Episode 160
thea | part two

a cozy monster story

27 min
Oct 3, 2025Episode 159
thea | part one

a cozy monster story   www.ghostsintheburbs.com

53 min
Jun 27, 2025Episode 158
the cul de sac: chapters 70-77 | the conclusion

a haunted house story told several chapters at a time

1 hr 9 min
Jun 20, 2025Episode 157
the cul de sac: chapters 59-69

a haunted house story shared several chapters at a time

1 hr 10 min
Jun 11, 2025Episode 156
the cul de sac: chapters 46 - 58

a haunted house story told several chapters at a time

1 hr 12 min
Jun 3, 2025Episode 155
the cul de sac: chapters 36 - 45

a story told several chapters at a time

1 hr 9 min
May 27, 2025Episode 154
the cul de sac: chapters 25 - 35

a story told several chapters at a time

1 hr 7 min
May 20, 2025Episode 153
the cul de sac: chapters 13 - 24

a story told several chapters at a time

1 hr 8 min
May 13, 2025Episode 152
the cul de sac: chapters 1 - 12

a story told several chapters at a time

2 min
May 6, 2025Episode 151
introducing: the cul de sac

Over the next two months (give or take) I’d like to do something different. The Cul de Sac is a novel I’ve been working on for the last six or so years and I’ve come to realize that there is no better place to share it than right here, where we all adore strange little towns, quirky neighbors and demonic infestation. So let’s head to Woodland Hills, a fictional town just a hop skip and a jump from Wellesley. After suffering a harrowing break in, Mae is desperate to leave her apartment in the city. Her husband, Tom, is dead set on a fixer-upper in a snobby little New England town just outside of Boston. The neighbors are fabulously quirky, the house has potential, and Mae is too traumatized to pay attention to the red flags lining their path to the cul de sac. Told several chapters at a time, the story begins right here May 13th.

3 min
Feb 24, 2025Episode 150
a quick message for new listeners

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25 min
Nov 18, 2024Episode 149
What a pickle.

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26 min
Oct 31, 2024Episode 148
He's not himself.

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36 min
Jul 1, 2024Episode 147
Thorns

For more creepy information about the Bridgewater Triangle, check out Bridgewater Triangle and Hockomock Swamp   www.ghostsintheburbs.com

31 min
Jun 3, 2024Episode 146
There You Are - Part 4

You may find the complete, uninterrupted version of this story on Patreon, available to supporters at the $5/month level or higher.   Happy Summer. See you in October!

33 min
May 23, 2024Episode 145
There You Are - Part 3

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31 min
May 13, 2024Episode 144
There You Are - Part 2

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38 min
May 3, 2024Episode 143
There You Are - Part 1

Jane's story.   www.ghostsintheburbs.com

36 min
Apr 28, 2024Episode 142
Estate Sales

we've been through this before... www.ghostsintheburbs.com

35 min
31 min
34 min
Mar 8, 2024Episode 139
Excessive Coffee

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33 min
Feb 23, 2024Episode 138
I am telling you right now, that motherf*cker is not real.

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30 min
Oct 27, 2023Episode 137
The Harbinger of Halloween

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37 min
Oct 16, 2023Episode 136
...we shouldn’t be talking about this (part 3)

a biddy story www.ghostsintheburbs.com

36 min
Oct 6, 2023Episode 135
... we shouldn’t be talking about this (part 2)

a biddy story www.ghostsintheburbs.com

29 min
Oct 2, 2023Episode 134
...we shouldn’t be talking about this (part 1)

[I *think* I corrected the volume issue] a biddy story www.ghostsintheburbs.com

29 min
Sep 29, 2023Episode 134
... we shouldn’t be talking about this (part 1)

a biddy story www.ghostsintheburbs.com

40 min
Sep 15, 2023Episode 133
A Never Ending Stream of Chatter

aliens   www.ghostsintheburbs.com

4 min
Sep 1, 2023Episode 132
New Season Announcement

Ghosts in the Burbs returns Friday, September 15th www.ghostsintheburbs.com

40 min
May 22, 2023Episode 131
Strange Phenomena Society

Psychic Vampires. Ghost Girls. Werecoyotes. I'll meet you back here in our high holy season! www.ghostsintheburbs.com

30 min
Apr 28, 2023Episode 130
He said she said.

yet again, nothing is what it seems. www.ghostsintheburbs.com

27 min
Apr 3, 2023Episode 129
The Drip

nothing is what it seems.  Birthday Fundraiser for Heading Home Inc. www.ghostsintheburbs.com

27 min
Mar 17, 2023Episode 128
Bones

Dentists and demons and the end of the world and a bunch of other stuff.  www.ghostsintheburbs.com

10 min
Mar 3, 2023Episode 127
BONUS: ChatGPT in the Burbs

AI is coming for my little job.  www.ghostsintheburbs.com

35 min
Feb 25, 2023Episode 126
Out of the Swells #12 - Winged Inhumanoids and their Stocky Henchman

Yes we're headed out of the Swells. No I can't tell you where.  www.ghostsintheburbs.com @ghostsintheburbs on insta

1 min
Oct 29, 2022Episode 125
happy halloween....

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24 min
Oct 17, 2022Episode 124
Your guess is as good as mine.

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32 min
Oct 4, 2022Episode 123
Out of the Swells #11 - The Homestead

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28 min
Sep 16, 2022Episode 122
Tunnels

what lies beneath... www.ghostsintheburbs.com

1 min
Sep 2, 2022Episode 121
New Episodes | September 16th

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30 min
May 20, 2022Episode 120
A promise that will surely come back to bite me in the ass.

** see you in our high holy season ** www.ghostsintehburbs.com

29 min
May 7, 2022Episode 119
It’s coming.

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25 min
Apr 15, 2022Episode 118
Earplugs

the walls are closing in.   www.ghostsintheburbs.com